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Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

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This new storytelling program is entirely led by Indigenous mentors, and offers one-on-one feedback from Indigenous writers, journalists, and media producers to our student correspondents. The program’s co-founders, Alexander Cotnoir and JoRee LaFrance, wanted to build a space where Indigenous students feel comfortable and confident telling stories about their communities and the issues that are important to them.

These stories will help to bring broader awareness about our communities and concerns, center our traditional knowledge, amplify our modern existence, show our cultural resilience, and focus on solutions that uphold our values and responsibilities.

The 2022-2023 Planet Forward Indigenous Correspondents represent 10 tribes and seven universities from across the U.S., including both undergraduate and graduate students. The 10-month program culminates in all Indigenous Correspondents receiving a travel grant to attend 2023’s Planet Forward Summit in Washington, D.C., where they will engage in workshops led by global environmental leaders and meet with their cohort. Correspondents also will have their work published right here on PlanetForward.org, and presented to sustainability experts, professionals, and thought leaders through Planet Forward and University of Arizona events and partners.

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Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents highlight diverse perspectives in environmental communication at Planet Forward Summit
Alexander Cotnoir

George Washington University, Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

Crow cowboys: A story of responsibility, respect and resilience
JoRee LaFrance

University of Arizona, Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

Stephen Yellowtail is a generational Crow cowboy who has held onto the Yellowtail ranching legacy on the Crow Reservation.
Indigenous energy and equations
Shondiin Mayo

University of Alaska, Fairbanks | Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

Bond points to a graphic on a computer screen at this work desk.
Essay | Traditional ecological knowledge and modern tools
Alisa Smith Woodruff

Evergreen State College | Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

A white and grey fox is perched on a pile of snow with snow-covered trees in the background.
How Indigenous knowledge guides climate justice
Darrien Benally

Northern Arizona University | Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

The women stand near a pueblo bread oven on a sunny day. Mountains are seen far in the distance.
Indigenous plant sovereignty and Cherokee culture
Raylen Bark

Dartmouth College | Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

A wide expanse of mountains behind a line of trees and a grassy meadow.
Weaving Diné teachings and science
Nadira Mitchell

University of Arizona, Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

A black and white image of a coyote caught on a trail camera at night.
Ilíiaitchik Correspondents learn the art of the interview
Alexander Cotnoir

George Washington University, Ilíiaitchik: Indigenous Correspondents Program (ICP)

A camera on a tripod captures an interview happening in the distance on a sunny day between two people.
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